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Since the International Olympic Committee began permitting trans and nonbinary athletes to participate openly in 2003, fewer than a dozen have qualified.
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Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
Next, the participating cat owners were asked to complete an online questionnaire to assess both their cat’s personality and the feline’s relationship with their owner.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 28 May 2025
In addition, Irish citizen Bono did not endorse a candidate in the 2024 U.S. presidential election and did not participate in any campaign events.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 28 May 2025
Only two others from the 19 in the Derby participated in the Preakness: Casse’s Sandman and fellow Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas’ American Promise.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 18 May 2025
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Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
Next, the participating cat owners were asked to complete an online questionnaire to assess both their cat’s personality and the feline’s relationship with their owner.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 28 May 2025
In addition, Irish citizen Bono did not endorse a candidate in the 2024 U.S. presidential election and did not participate in any campaign events.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 28 May 2025
Only two others from the 19 in the Derby participated in the Preakness: Casse’s Sandman and fellow Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas’ American Promise.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 18 May 2025
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Garner and the Oscar winner, 52, who were married from 2005 to 2018, share three children: Violet, 16-year-old Seraphina and Samuel.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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WorldWide Sumo is an immersive live entertainment company that celebrates Japanese culture by sharing the tradition of Sumo wrestling, Japanese music and art and food experiences.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Barnett is best known for his participation in the first season of Love Island USA, which premiered in 2019.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
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On May 9, a swarm of what are believed to be Africanized honey bees, also known as killer bees, attacked and killed three horses in Comanche, Texas, just about 50 miles southeast of Eastland.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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